7 Types of Wolf Spiders in Idaho
7 types of wolf spiders have a verified observation record in Idaho. The most frequently recorded are McCook's Split Wolf Spider, Rustic Wolf Spider and Koch's Wolf Spider. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
Quick Answer
7 types of wolf spiders have a verified observation record in Idaho. The most frequently recorded are McCook's Split Wolf Spider, Rustic Wolf Spider and Koch's Wolf Spider. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
More Pages
More wolf spider pages for Idaho
Jump back to the main page for this route cluster.
Verified species, source iNaturalist
7 types of wolf spiders recorded in Idaho
7 wolf spider species have a verified observation record in Idaho, each with at least 10 confirmed sightings. The full list, ranked by how often each is recorded, is below.
1 of the 7 shown is recorded as introduced to Idaho rather than native.
- No openly licensed photo yet1
- No openly licensed photo yet2
- No openly licensed photo yet3
- No openly licensed photo yet4
- No openly licensed photo yet5
- No openly licensed photo yet6
- No openly licensed photo yet7
Plus 8 more recorded only rarely (fewer than 10 verified sightings). Counts from verified iNaturalist observations.
The McCook's Split Wolf Spider (Schizocosa mccooki) is the most commonly recorded, with 196 verified observations, about 43% of all wolf spiders reported in Idaho. If you spot a wolf spider here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
Idaho also hosts less common wolf spiders such as Koch's Wolf Spider, Carolina Wolf Spider and Forest Wolf Spider, each recorded fewer than 100 times. These are the species worth a second look when you are out, since a sighting is more notable.
Not every one of these is originally from here. Rustic Wolf Spider is recorded by iNaturalist as introduced in Idaho rather than native, so it arrived with human help rather than on its own.